Milestone
This is the enforcement arm of the "equity" standards. It involves creating policies that actively ensure new services are deployed equitably, such as using 'Public Service Obligation' (PSO) subsidies to fund electric regional-air-taxi routes to remote islands.
Failure to implement these policies will lead to a two-tiered system. The new, clean technology would be a luxury for the rich, while "aviation poverty" would increase in remote regions, betraying the public good and causing the "Social License" to collapse.
Scenario
Optimising together
Context Factor
A fair, equitable, and human-centric transition that ensures public trust and a fully integrated future workforce.
Timeline
Medium term
PESTEL
Establish public-private bodies to govern new 'accessibility' and 'equity' standards.
This involves creating new, permanent organizations comprised of public officials and community representatives. Their job is to formally define and set measurable targets for "accessibility," ensuring the new system serves all communities, not just wealthy hubs.
Read moreVerify the aviation system meets all universal accessibility and equity targets.
This is the final audit, where the public-private bodies (from the Medium Term) formally verify that the new system has met its goals. It checks that new services, such as access to urban air mobility, are affordable and not just a "luxury for the rich."
Read more"Under the principle of “No Country Left Behind,” we understand that the spirit of collaboration and integration for compliance with CORSIA is fundamental" (2025 ICAO Environmental Report, p. 220)